Person
Barton, Charles Newton (1907 - 1987)
Kt OBE FTSE
- Born
- 5 July 1907
Bowen, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 31 March 1987
Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer and Public servant
Summary
Sir Charles Barton, OBE ED BE HonFIEAust FTSE, was the Commissioner of Main Roads and Co-ordinator-General of Public Works, Queensland.
His distinguished career and contribution to engineering was recognised when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his War service in 1954; appointed Knight Bachelor for his role as Co-Ordinator-General of Queensland in 1974; was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FSTE) in 1978; was awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal in 1978; and was elected Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (HonFIEAust) in 1980.
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Chronology
- 1 Jan 1954
- Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Army - infantry - Postwar honours list
- 15 Jun 1974
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - Co-ordinator-General of Queensland
- 1 Aug 1977
- Award - Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Cohen, Kay, 'Barton, Sir Charles Newton (1907-1987), commissioner of main roads and co-ordinator-general of public works' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K, Diane Langmore, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2007), https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barton-sir-charles-newton-12182. Details
Gazette Articles
- 'Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, P7 (1 Aug 1977) (1977), 54, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237152137. Details
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Created: 31 October 2024, Last modified: 9 October 2025